News
Ed Roy is coordinator for a ministry that helps feed and cloth people on the streets. His church’s trailer was stolen, and the thieves tried to scratch the message off the side. (Neil Corbett/The News)

Vehicle, trailer used to feed street people stolen from Maple Ridge

88-year-old brings sandwiches, clothes, and more to the DTES

The positioning of Ocean Networks Canada’s five new autonomous deep-sea monitoring floats in the northeast Pacific. (Courtesy of the Argo Program)

UVic’s deep-sea ‘droids’ studying new depths in waters off west coast

New monitoring devices tracking impact of climate change, changes in ocean conditions

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Video
Hatley Castle served as the primary residence for James Dunsmuir, the former premier of B.C. and lieutenant governor. It has since become a popular location for major Hollywood blockbusters such as Deadpool. (Photo courtesy of Hatley Castle)

Ghosts, secret passageways and Hollywood: Greater Victoria castle has it all

A Sycamore Road home in Kelowna cordoned off as police conduct an investigation after a man was found dead at the residence on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

Psych assessment ordered for B.C. woman accused of murder, mutilation

An earthquake was felt near Oliver on Dec. 4. Residents reported hearing a loud crash sound in the area. (Earthquakes Canada)

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake hits B.C. between Penticton and Oliver

Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain. A pedestrian carries an umbrella as light rain falls in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, October 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Potent and impactful’ rain, wind, snow and high tides converging on B.C.

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Podcasts
Wolfgang Depner, legislative reporter for Black Press Media. (File photo)

PODCAST: Wolfgang Depner reports from the B.C. legislature

Zane Erickson of ZED Studio. (HAVAN photo)

PODCAST: Designing Dreams, Building Reality

Darrell McKay with a 94 year old resident of a refugee camp in the Ukraine. (Submitted Photo)

PODCAST: Darrell McKay updates humanitarian crisis from war-torn Ukraine

Black Press NFL expert Erin Haluschak and PQB News/VI Free Daily editor Philip Wolf. (file photo)

PODCAST: NFL teams look to contend despite host of quarterback injuries

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Opinion
Attendants hold their devices as they walk during the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Emilio Morenatti

Uzelman: Negligible economic growth forewarns enduring economic malaise

 

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Uzelman: Governments are building housing, past affordability is unattainable

 

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Entertainment
Gene Simmons, left, Tommy Thayer, and Paul Stanley of KISS perform during the final night of the "Kiss Farewell Tour" on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Long Kiss goodbye ends with a promise for digital avatar future

Iconic rock band announces avatar plan at end of farewell tour to a cool reception

Musician Avril Lavigne signs her star at Canada’s Walk of Fame’s 25th Anniversary gala in Toronto, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Avril Lavigne, Rick Mercer honoured at Canada’s Walk of Fame anniversary gala

Walk of Fame honours notable Canadians in fields spanning from entertainment to humanitarianism

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Business
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Canada has low food inflation, high grocery competition: industry CEO

Top executive speaks to parliament about country’s rising food prices, plans for relief

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030. Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP - David Goldman

Near-ban on burning or releasing methane in energy production planned

Canada proposes new methane emissions rules for oil-and-gas sector

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Obituaries

Christopher E. Coplin

Dec 5th, 2023

Brian Lloyd Mathieson

Dec 2nd, 2023

David Murray Bavis

Dec 1st, 2023

Samuel Douglas Stevens

Dec 1st, 2023

Leslie John Evans

Dec 1st, 2023

John Francis Tremblay

Dec 1st, 2023

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